Toy balloon.



F. F. BRUGKER.

TOY BALLOON.

. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1914.

Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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' TOY BALLOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed m 27, 1914'. Serial No. 841,289.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FERDINAND FRANCISBaUoKnR, a citizen of the United States, residin' at Akron, in thecounty of Summit and tate of -Ohio, have invented. certain new anduseful Improvements in Toy Balair in through a mouth piece and. can bereadily deflatedatwill by allowing the air to escape through the same.

The. principal object of the invention consists in providing a toyballoon of the type above described with an improved form of valve formaintaining the air within the balloon when the latter is in itsinflated condition.

'A further object consists in making the balloon and mouth piece out ofa single integral piece of material and forming the valve as a separatemember loosely carried within the body of the balloon adapted to lodgein a valve seat in the neck or mouth iece.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in aballoon constructed as hereinafter more fully described in the followingspecification, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and morespecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation showing the balloon inflated;Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectionaldetail view showing the ball valve lodged inits valve seat Fig. 4 is asectional detail of the ball valve; Fig. 5 is an elevation showingballoonfdeflated.

Referring to the drawings, the balloon comprises a hollow body B made ofthin rubber of pure quality and extreme elas- .ticity which will permitof its being inflated and expanded to many times its normal size. Theballoon B in its normal deflated condition is preferably of ellipticalform, and

' is. provided with a tubular neck "or mouth small rubber ball D oflarger diameter than body of the balloon B an ,its neck C, where i theballoon is deflated, is confined within the piece C extending from oneend, and in sub stantial alinement with its longer axis. A

the restriction E at the o ening between the constriction E between thepocket F and the Patented Sept. 22,, 1 914.

mainjbfod portion B becomes sufficiently.

enlarges .and the neck C shortens until'the 'cnlargedto allow theball'l) to drop into the pocket F. The constriction E then serves tohold the ball firmly within the pocket F until it is dislodged byblowing in at the mouth piece, whereupon the balloon is quickly andeasily deflated. This form of valve enables the deflation of the balloonto take place quickly and completely, as after the rubber ball D hasonce been dislodged from the pocket F there'is opened at once a passageunrestricted by any valve mechanism. Should the ball not easily dislodgeitself by blowing in the mouth piece, it is only necessary to grasp theneck of the balloon at the point e and by pinching the neck of theballoon with the thumb and finger and pushin toward the center of thebody portion of te balloon the small ball will be injected into the bodyportion, allowing the air to escape freely.

The rubber ball cooperating with the pocketin the mouth piece notonlyforms a most eflicacious form of air valve which will prevent theinflation of the balloon beyond a point of safety, but affords novelfeatures of attraction, not usually found in a toy balloon of this type.For example, by inflating the balloon and holding the bee. Also the toymay afford consi erable amusement by holding the balloon in the righthand with the opening closed with the fingers, and trying to toss theball up and down within the balloon until it lodges in the pocket of theneck, a

neck closed with the fingers of the right.

-' of elastic material and provided valve member confined within theballoon,

The balll) may be formed of any suitable material, and may be solid'orhollow, as desired, It will be understood that I do. not wish. to limitmyself to the precise details of construction herein disclosed, but wishto avail. myself of all modifications that will propfall within thescope of the invention.

erlfi a'ving thus described my invention what I clalm is: 1. A toyballoon formed of a single piece with a valve member loosely carriedtherein, substantially as described.- I e 2. A toy balloon having atubular neck portion integraltherewith. and a separate substantially asdescribed.

3. A toy balloon of thin rubber having a tubular neck or-mouth pieceformed integral therewith, loosely inclosed within stantially asdescribed.

4. A toy balloon of thin rubber having a tubular neck or mouth pieceformed intesaid balloon, suband self-closmg valve means' I. graltherewith anda ball valve loosely carried within said balloon adapted toclose .said mouth piece -when ithe balloon is inflated, substantiallyas'd'scribed.

5. A toy "balloon of thin rubber having a tubular neck or mouth pieceintegral there- .with, a hollow ball valve loosely contained within saidballoon, neck portion ada valve when the ba tially as described.

ted to receive the. ball loon is inflated, substantubular mouth pieceintegral therewith .a hollow rubber ball valve loosely earned withinsaid balloon; a constriction formed piece, and an enlarged pocket inthemoutli piece t-ially as described.

n presence of two witnesses.

' FERDINAND F. BRUCKER. Witnesses I J R. T. GRIFFITH, C. A. WOLF.

6. A toy balloon of thin-rubber having a i at the junction of theballoon and the mouth I In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature apocket formed in said- I adjacent said constriction, substan-

